Shawn Van Dyke

Shawn Van Dyke offers business advice for contractors trying to stay afloat during the virus outbreak. The hosts hear about wifi thermostats and Sense monitoring, and take questions on cable railing safety, efficient mobile homes, and fixing a soggy landscape.

Having a fast, accurate way of checking your prospect's budget will save you time and money in the long run.

Is it better to provide line-item pricing or lump-sum pricing? Transparency is not trust.

The best way to predict the profits of a construction business is to review the financial statements each month.

When you can use the Schedule to forecast the revenue of the production work on a weekly basis, then you will be able to adjust the activities that maximize your weekly revenue.

Pricing a construction project requires developing a repeatable and scalable system to account for producing a precise scope of work in the real world.

Do these three practical things to solve the skills gap for your construction business.

Knowing what to look for in a CPA for your construction business requires that you not only understand your business but also the services you need the CPA to perform.

With topics from financial strategies to productivity to leadership, here are five books that I highly recommend reading to better your business.

In theory, cost-plus contracts are a win-win for the contractor and the owner. Answer these questions before you decide to proceed with this type of construction contract.